Holder for upholstery webbing



Feb. 7, 1939. J, POULSEN HOLDER FOR UPHOLSTERY WEBBING' Filed Ma 2 1938 NVENTQR John p n BY ORNEYS Patented Feb. 7, 1939 2,146,592 HOLDER FOR UPHOLSTERY WEBBIN G John Poulsen, Application May 28,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to the art of upholstering, and more particularly to the fastening of upholstery webbing on the bottom of chairs, divans, sofas and similar articles of furniture.

The webbing referred to is that used to support the springs and stuflings of cushion chairs. In the past it has been customary to tack the Webbing to the under framework of the chair by means of a plurality of carpet or upholstery tacks. The webbing used is of coarse weave and with constant use has a tendency to pull away from the tacks, to rip, and to tear. This would be especially true when the webbing became old, dry and slightly rotten. When the webbing becomes old or pulls away, it is necessary to replace it, and the tacks which have been driven into the framework of the chair must be removed and new tacks used. This results in a great number of holes in the framework of the chair, and after the webbing has been replaced once or twice the framework is in such condition that it will not hold tacks. I

An object of this invention is to provide a means for fastening the webbing which will be more secure and which will do away with the difiiculties mentioned above.

A further object is to provide a fastening means which will exert an equal tension throughout the width of the webbing and thus prevent its pulling away at any one point.

Another object is to provide a fastening means which may be removed when the webbing is old and replaced without mutilating the framework of the chair.

With these and other objects in view, which will be more apparent as the description proceeds, reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a section of the chair framework showing the webbing completely fastened on the left side and partially fastened on the right side;

Fig. 2 is a cross line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view of the same nature showing a further step in the operation;

Figs. 5 and 6 are views of the top and bottom fastening plates, respectively.

' Referring more particularly to the drawing,

sectional view taken on the Fig. 1 shows the ordinary framework of a chair III to which webbing II is ordinarily fastened by 5 tacks.

In my improved device I provide a bot- Metuchen, N. J.

1938, Serial No. 210,787 (01. 179) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE tom plate I2 which contains tack, nail or screw holes I3, I4 and I5, and elongated slots I6.

In operation, one

tened as shown on t side of the webbing is fashe left side of Fig. 1. The

webbing is then stretched across the framework and a nail or tack I1 is driven through the hole I3 in the lower plate I0.

I2 and into the framework The nail I8 is then driven through the hole I4 into the framework III, the webbing pulled taut, and the nail 23 in the plate driven through" the hole I5 plate I2, as plate I9 having is then placed and 25 are driven through the openings 20 and 22 respectively,

through the slots I6,

and into the framework I0,

thus forcing the plate I9 downwardly against the top fold of the webbing an the webbing under wooden frame I0.

It will be seen that a firm d the plate I2 and the plate I2 against the strong fastening is thus provided which may be removed to replace the webbing by taking out the screws 24 and 25, removing the plate I9, removing the nail 23, and loosening one end viously, due to the fold 2 of the plate I2. Ob- 6, the tension on the webbing is supported throughout its width and the strain is not exerted at any single point. Moreover, the webbing is not weakened by the insertion of a number of tack holes, nor is the framework mutilated by number of nails.

While I have shown slots, these may in the insertion of a great the slots I6 as elongated fact be merely holes sulficiently large enough to receive the screws 24 and 25, or the slot I6 ma which event the hole Obvious other modifi device without I claim:

1. The combination and a framework, of

webbing to said fra prising a plate adapted to webbing and fastened to sai end plate adapted to y be one continuous slot, in I5 would not be necessary. cations may be made in my departing from my invention.

with upholstery webbing means for fastening said mework, said means combe placed over said (1 framework, a secbe placed over said webbing when it is turned backwardly over the first mentioned plate, each of said pl ates having apertures whereby screws passing through the second men- 2. Means for faste a framework, said In eans comprising two plates,

one of said plates being longer than the other to a framework which consists in fastening one and being provided with screw or nail-receiving end of an elongated plate to the framework, 'slots, said longer plate being adapted to be faspassing said Webbing under said plate and fastened to the framework and to receive the webtening the other end of said plate to the frame- 5 hing around it, the second mentioned plate being work, folding said webbing back over said plate 5 provided with screw or nail receiving openings and placing a second plate over said Webbing, and being adapted to be placed over said second. fastening said second plate to the framework by plate and over said folded webbing and to be driving screws or nails through said second plate fastened to said framework by the passing of through said upholstery webbing and through 10 screws or nails into the aforementioned openings. the first plate into the framework. 10 3. A method of fastening upholstery webbing JOHN POULSEN. 

